錆びたナイフ (1958): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1958, 錆びたナイフ is an action, thriller and krimi film directed by Toshio Masuda, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug. The D.A. gets an anonymous letter about the suicide five years' before of a city council member. Evidence about the case leads the D.A. to Tachibana, struggling to go straight after involvement with the mob and a prison sentence for killing the man responsible for the rape and suicide of his fiancée. One of Tachibana's friends is Keiko, the daughter of the dead councilman and the ward of another powerful official. How do these stories connect?

Who’s in it. 錆びたナイフ stars Yūjirō Ishihara as Yukihiko Tachibana, Mie Kitahara as Keiko Nishida, Shōji Yasui as Prosecutor Karita and Jō Shishido as Shimabara, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.3/10, 錆びたナイフ has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Criterion Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 錆びたナイフ page.

If you liked it. Fans of 錆びたナイフ tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs, Inception and Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten.